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   Asuka 120& Limited and Jajamaru Ninja-kun for the Japanese Saturn are both in stock this morning. Asuka is a girl fighting game that is actually very good. The action is fast and the control is on par with some of the better fighters out there such as the recent SSIV and other SNK fighters. I believe that this is the third version of the game on consoles. A version has been available on the PC for years now. There has been two Asuka releases on the Playstation and this new edition is the first on the Sega Saturn. The graphics in the Saturn version also look sharper and crisper. We also have restock on the regular version of Advanced Variable Geo today without the deluxe jigsaw package. AVG is another girl fighting game with crisp graphics and so-so gameplay. The girls in the game all wear waitress uniforms from various restaurants in Japan that reveal their figures. Finally, Jajamaru is a 3-D platform game where you play a red-robed ninja. You view the action from behind the on-screen ninja and you basically walk, jump, and fight into the roads ahead. The gameplay is average and at times, it's a good mix of 3-D sights and aiming at moving targets. A Playstation version was released a few months ago but we have sold out of that version. Asuka 120% Limited is currently $52 and the other two described above are $49. Reservations and pre-orders will be confirmed and shipped out today. Asuka 120% Limited $52
Jajamaru Ninja Kun $49  
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  It's a national holiday in Japan today, Taiku no Hi - which translates into Sports Day. As such, there are no shipments expected until the middle of next week. Sports Day is a holiday where students have athletic/sports festivals at school. In the USA, Monday is Columbus Day but we will be open for business and all shipping will be normal.    We may have stock of the new USA N64 F1 Pole Position today. We are pricing the game at US$58 but this space will be updated if the cartons arrive this afternoon. At this rate, it looks like the USA N64 library will be double the Japanese N64 library by year's end. It's a Friday so we'll meet again next Monday. Til then, have a good weekend.
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